Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2023-21611
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.003.20282 (and earlier), 22.003.20281 (and earlier) and 20.005.30418 (and earlier) are affected by a Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Incorrect Permissions vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-21611?
- CVE-2023-21611 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-01-18.
- How severe is CVE-2023-21611?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-21611 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.